On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 11:23:48PM +0100, Brian Phillips wrote: > "I didn't know that you couldn't redistribute this program...honestly." > > Probably just to make you "sign" or affirm that you know you can't > redistribute for money.
Wow, I've never signed or affimed anything like that on a clickthrough of the GPL. Nothing in the GPL prevents you from redistributing the software for money, provided that you give the person receiving the software the same rights you have under the GPL. The only limitation on cost in the GPL relates to the price you can charge for source code. Here's some relevant text from the GPL: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights." "You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program. "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may also want to see the FSF position on selling free software[1]. A little surprising if you haven't seen it before. [1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html -- --------------------------------+----------------------------------- Byron Clark | http://www.byronandannie.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://bits.byronandannie.net --------------------------------+----------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 0365 6979 6C3E BC0C 56C0 FB7F 12B3 75DD 042B EA68
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